The Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict., cap. 55). The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., cap. 75). The Canal Boats Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict., cap. 60) : and other statutes relating to the public health the text of the Queen's printers' editions preceded by a complete index to the same / by Frederic Stratton.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1890
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict., cap. 55). The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., cap. 75). The Canal Boats Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict., cap. 60) : and other statutes relating to the public health the text of the Queen's printers' editions preceded by a complete index to the same / by Frederic Stratton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    50. If any person nominated, or any person on his behalf, gives at least one clear day's notice in writing to the returning officer, before the delivery or collection of the voting papers, of an intention to send some agent to accompany the deliverer or collector of the papers, the returning officer shall make his arrangements so as to enable the person appointed by him to be so accompanied, but no such agent shall interfere in any respect in the delivery or collection of the voting papers. Counting of Votes. 51 The returning officer shall on the day immediately following the day of col- lection of the voting papers, and on as many days immediately succeeding as may be necessary, attend at the place appointed for the examination find casting up of the votes, and ascertain the validity of the votes, by an examin; tion of the rate books and such other books and documents as he may think necessary, and by examining such persons as he may see fit; he shall cast up such of the votes as he finds to be valid, and to have been duly given collected or received, and shall ascertain the number of such votes for each candidate. Any candidate may himself attend or may appoint any agent to attend the examina- tion and casting up of the votes ; any candidate or agent so attending who obstructs or in any way interferes with the examination and casting up of the votes may, by order of the returning officer, be forthwith removed from the place appointed for that purpose, and if so removed shall not be permitted to return. 52. The candidates to the number to be elected who, being duly qualified, have obtained the greatest number of votes, shall be deemed and shall be certified by the returning officer under his hand to be elected, and to each person so elected the returning officer shall forthwith send or deliver notice of his election. 53. The returning officer shall also cause to be made a list containing the names of the candidates, together with (in case of a contest) the number of votes given for each, and the names of the persons elected, and shall sign and certify such list, and shall deliver the same, together with the nomination and voting papers which he has received, to the local board at their first or next meeting (as the case may be), who shall cause the same to be deposited in their office. . ■54- Such list shall during office hours be open to public inspection, together with all other documents relating to the election, for six months after the election, with- out fee or reward ; and the returning officer shall, as soon as may be after the com- pletion of the election, cause such list to be printed, and copies thereof to be affixed at the usual places for affixing parochial notices within the parts for which the elec- tion has taken place. 55. The returning officer shall make all his arrangements for the conduct of the election so as to ensure its completion, and the ascertainment of the result, on or before the fifteenth of April in each year ; and on that day the candidates elected shall come into office, and until that day the members in whose room they are elected shall continue to hold office. Provided that the first election of a local board for a district constituted after the passing of this Act may be held at any time mentioned in the order constituting the district, and the members shall come into office on the day appointed for their first meeting, but shall for the purposes of retirement be deemed to have come into office on the fifteenth of April next following the commencement of the order. Declaration to be made by Members. 56. A person shall not act as a member of a local board (except in administering the folloMdng declaration) until he has made and signed before two or more other members of such board a declaration in writing to the effect following; (that is to say,) ' 1 A.B. do solemnly declaie, that I am seised or possessed of real or persona) [or real and personal] estate to the value or amount of [or that I am rated to the relief of the poor of on the annual value of .] '(Signed) A.B. Made before us, CD. and E.F., members of the * Local Board for the District of * this day of ,*